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Posts: 829 Location: Maple Grove, MN | My ten year old daughter uses a Gander Mountain IM8 8' MH Muskie rod with a 6500C3 and loves it. She tried 7' and 7'6" rods and found the longer rod to be much easier to cast. The 8' rod simply loads up more and makes casting and figure-8s so much easier. So, I sold the 7'6" Fenwick....  I'd think about giving him an 8' MH rod instead. | |||
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| Same rod my 9 year old is casting. His is paired with a St. Croix 250 with a power handle. He will be steping up to one of my 7'-6" this season or even a new 8' footer. He sure liked the 7'-6" towards the tail end of the season, but may go with a slightly stiffer action if we go new for the 8 footer. He started out with this rod (6'-6") when he was 5.....with a 5500 but soon switched to the croix reel when I seen he was going to "stick with it." Nothing better having them tag along. Wait for the first hit on the 8.......almost messed his shorts. | ||||
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Posts: 906 Location: Canada | Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited about him getting this Christmas morning! For now this will work for him as I teach him to use a bait caster and get use to the in and outs. We'll be fishing from a small boat so getting him use to figure 8'ing won't be a problem with the 6'6". If he continues to pursue musky fishing with his dad then I'll upgrade him to a longer rod. He's already a kid interested in fishing and does well with the Quantum PT spinning outfit I gave him a couple years ago.
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Posts: 829 Location: Maple Grove, MN | Yeah, it is a lot different fishing out of a canoe than a 17 ft Fishhawk with large decks. That rod will be perfect for him. I forget that my ten year old daughter is a little advanced for her age. She has Muskie fished with me since she was six, caught many nice Northerns, and caught her first Muskie, a 45 incher, this year. I forget that most kids aren't like that at her age. Good luck next year. I hope both you and your son catch some nice fish. Edited by Herb_b 12/23/2010 7:54 PM | |||
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